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No Cardiovascular Protection From Omega-3 Fatty Acids

No Cardiovascular Protection From Omega-3 Fatty Acids News & Analysis Clinical Trials Update Fish Oil in Pregnancy Stimulates mission following treatment with sham or Growth in Children active repetitive transcranial magnetic Women who took fish-oil supplements in stimulation (rTMS), reported a clinical trial in their third trimester of pregnancy had chil- JAMA Psychiatry. dren with higher total lean and bone mass The 164 veterans were randomized to through age 6 years compared with a con- either rTMS or to sham rTMS for up to 30 trol group, according to a study in BMJ. treatment sessions. Remission rates were The 736 trial participants were randomly similar for both active and sham treatment assigned to take 2.4 g of n-3 long-chain poly- groups (40.7% and 37.4%, respectively). unsaturatedfattyacids(n-3LCPUFA)ortocap- However, for veterans without comorbid sules containing olive oil daily from 24 weeks posttraumatic stress disorder, the active ofpregnancyuntil1weekafterdelivery.Atage treatment group had a higher remission rate 6,childrenborntomothersinthefish-oilgroup than the sham group (48.8% vs 42.9%). weighed 395.4 g more on average than chil- Attentionfrommentalhealthprofession- dren in the control group—but with no in- als and monitoring of medication adher- creasedriskofobesity.Childrenintheinterven- ence may have contributed to the high re- A recent study suggests fish oil supplementation tiongrouphadaproportionalincreaseinlean mission rates in active and sham http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

No Cardiovascular Protection From Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Slomski, Anita
JAMA , Volume 320 (16) – Oct 23, 2018
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No Cardiovascular Protection From Omega-3 Fatty Acids

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News & Analysis Clinical Trials Update Fish Oil in Pregnancy Stimulates mission following treatment with sham or Growth in Children active repetitive transcranial magnetic Women who took fish-oil supplements in stimulation (rTMS), reported a clinical trial in their third trimester of pregnancy had chil- JAMA Psychiatry. dren with higher total lean and bone mass The 164 veterans were randomized to through age 6 years compared with a con- either rTMS or to sham rTMS for up to 30 trol group,...
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American Medical Association
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0098-7484
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10.1001/jama.2018.16204
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Abstract

News & Analysis Clinical Trials Update Fish Oil in Pregnancy Stimulates mission following treatment with sham or Growth in Children active repetitive transcranial magnetic Women who took fish-oil supplements in stimulation (rTMS), reported a clinical trial in their third trimester of pregnancy had chil- JAMA Psychiatry. dren with higher total lean and bone mass The 164 veterans were randomized to through age 6 years compared with a con- either rTMS or to sham rTMS for up to 30 trol group, according to a study in BMJ. treatment sessions. Remission rates were The 736 trial participants were randomly similar for both active and sham treatment assigned to take 2.4 g of n-3 long-chain poly- groups (40.7% and 37.4%, respectively). unsaturatedfattyacids(n-3LCPUFA)ortocap- However, for veterans without comorbid sules containing olive oil daily from 24 weeks posttraumatic stress disorder, the active ofpregnancyuntil1weekafterdelivery.Atage treatment group had a higher remission rate 6,childrenborntomothersinthefish-oilgroup than the sham group (48.8% vs 42.9%). weighed 395.4 g more on average than chil- Attentionfrommentalhealthprofession- dren in the control group—but with no in- als and monitoring of medication adher- creasedriskofobesity.Childrenintheinterven- ence may have contributed to the high re- A recent study suggests fish oil supplementation tiongrouphadaproportionalincreaseinlean mission rates in active and sham

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Published: Oct 23, 2018

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